Skydiver descends 24 miles, breaks sound barrier

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA
Associated Press
Monday, October 15th, 2012
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Felix Baumgartner celebrates after landing safely in the eastern New Mexico desert about nine minutes after jumping from his capsule roughly 24 miles above Earth.

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